|shaŋgrē|lä, -aiŋ-, -rə̇|-, -lȧ noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized S & often capitalized L
Etymology: from Shangri-La, imaginary mountain land depicted as a utopia in the novel Lost Horizon (1933) by James Hilton died 1954 English novelist
1. : a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
2.
a. : a remote usually beautiful and delightful place
by those familiar with these Shangri-las of the Atlantic coast its locale is readily identifiable — J.D.Adams
b. : a place whose name is not known or not given
will fly in huge flocks from 100 unnameable Shangri-las to destinations which the Axis wishes it could guess — Science News Letter